Posted on 12/01/2010 2:04:44 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Gov. Rendell is pushing to issue $1 billion in new state debt before he leaves office in January. Of course, before the bonds are issued, either the Auditor General or the State Treasurer—Jack Wagner and Rob McCord, both independently elected Democrats—have to sign off on the plan.
However, both Wagner and McCord seem reluctant to approve the additional borrowing, noting the growing burden of state debt, and the largness of Gov. Rendell's request, even compared with the spending spree's of other lame-duck governors
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I heard today that Dan Onorato is thinking about running for Auditor General. Wouldn’t THAT be fun?
Talk about a poison pill....
How do you expect him to take care of his friends before he leaves office?
“How do you expect him to take care of his friends before he leaves office?’
I thought it was about taking care of himself instead. Give away a billion it isn’t too much to expect maybe 10 or 20 million in return.
After all, it’s only fair.
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